RISE attracts more than 200,000 visitors

If
you mention the words ‘street art’ in Christchurch at
the moment, chances are you will end up visiting the
RISE exhibition at Canterbury Museum, but you had
better be in quick.

More than 200,000 visitors have
experienced the exhibition to-date and with only three weeks
left before it closes, visitor numbers at the Museum are
expected to peak.

Museum Director Anthony Wright says
201,413 visitors had been recorded when the Museum closed on
Sunday 2 March, and explains that they are expecting
thousands of visitors over the next few weeks, particularly
this weekend with the CPIT Great Art Giveaway taking
place.

“A very special treasure hunt is taking place
this weekend,” he says. “36 tokens, about the size of a
smartphone, will be hidden in the Botanic Gardens. If
you’re lucky enough find a token, you can bring it into
the Museum and exchange it for one original Milton
Springsteen woodblock print at the CPIT Great Art Giveaway
exhibit on Level 1. There’s $5000 worth of artwork up for
grabs – first in, first served!”

Proudly sponsored by
CPIT and organised by George Shaw of Oi YOU!, the CPIT Great
Art Giveaway is expected to attract hundreds of people from
throughout Christchurch.

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